<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 13-33B-5 - Resource for parents to monitor and track deaf and hard-of-hearing children's language acquisition. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2042216Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2042216SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2042216CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2042216Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2042216DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2042216Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2042216000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2042216SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2042216SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2042216Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=13-33B-5"><span class="s2042216SENU">13-33B-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2042216SENU">. </span><span class="s2042216CL">Resource for parents to monitor and track deaf and hard-of-hearing children's language acquisition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2042216Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2042216DefaultParagraphFont">The department shall incorporate language developmental milestones set, pursuant to the process specified in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=13-33B-8"><span class="s2042216DefaultParagraphFont">13-33B-8</span></a><span class="s2042216DefaultParagraphFont">, for the purpose of developing a resource for parents to monitor and track deaf and hard-of-hearing children's expressive and receptive language acquisition and developmental stages toward English literacy. The parent resource shall:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2042216Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2042216DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Include language and developmental milestones selected pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=13-33B-8"><span class="s2042216DefaultParagraphFont">13-33B-8</span></a><span class="s2042216DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2042216Normal-000001"><span class="s2042216DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Be appropriate for use, in both content and administration, with deaf and hard-of-hearing children from birth to five years of age, inclusive, who use English or ASL, or both;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2042216Normal-000001"><span class="s2042216DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Present developmental milestones in terms of typical development of all children, by age range;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2042216Normal-000001"><span class="s2042216DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Written in a way parents can use clearly and easily;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2042216Normal-000001"><span class="s2042216DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Align to the state's early learning guidelines and state standards in English language arts;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2042216Normal-000001"><span class="s2042216DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Make clear that the parent resource is not a formal assessment of language and literacy development and that a parent's observations of the parent's children may differ from the formal assessment data presented at an IFSP or IEP meeting; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2042216Normal-000001"><span class="s2042216DefaultParagraphFont">(7)    Make clear the parent may bring the parent resource to an IFSP or IEP meeting for the purpose of sharing the parent's observations about the child's development.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2042216Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2042216000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2042216Normal"><span class="s2042216SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2042216SCL-000003"> SL 2018, ch 100, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>